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Ray Carter , Director, Oklahoma Independent News
Read moreThe pro-Hamas protests and marches keep expanding across our college and university campuses. Much to the dismay of Jewish students, alumni and donors (as well as non-Jewish Americans watching these events with alarm), those who claim to support the cause of the Arab population living in Gaza and the West Bank feel perfectly comfortable ratcheting up the antisemitic rhetoric, using threats and even resorting to violence. (This disturbing behavior has spilled into our cities, as well, including the nation’s capital. Demonstrations outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. turned violent. Six Capitol Police officers were injured, and dozens of arrests were made.)
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VIEW from behind the plow
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When will The New York Times finally stop pulling punches and go after Donald Trump?
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There’s a high price to pay for colleges’ “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs. If you doubt it, look at how many college students are openly embracing antisemitism in response to the Israeli- Hamas conflict.
Read moreBoy, the weather has been nice these last few weeks! The conditions where I live were just beautiful… sunny days with average temperatures in the 60’s to low 70’s and little wind. It’s hard to believe that it’s the middle of November. With weather like this, it’s easy to forget that winter is right around the corner. With that in mind, it might be a good idea to give a little thought to what kind of surprises Mother Nature might have in store for us in the coming months, which brings me to the subject of El Niño.
Read moreIn April 2022, a national organization claimed there were more book bans implemented in Oklahoma schools than in all but three states at that time.
Read more[ Ed. Note: Following is a continuation of Contributor Benjamin Lepak’s column saying Oklahoma needs a new system for selecting appellate judges. See the first segment in Wednesday’s Times and Free Press] Unfortunately, such action has become all too common in Oklahoma. Rather than serving as neutral interpreters of the law, the justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court act as though they are lawmakers. The irony of the situation is striking: while lawyers in the state defend the Court from structural reforms with lectures about judicial independence from politics, the Court is busy injecting itself into the very political process it’s supposed to be removed from.
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